by Donnie Hurt | Dec 1, 2022 | TOOLING
EFFICIENCY BY THE YARD Attach a yard stick or length of an old measuring tape to the front of shelves where there’s often a need to check the approximate size or length of inventory items to increases shop efficiency. It saves a lot of time and steps going back...
by Donnie Hurt | Dec 1, 2022 | DISASSEMBLY & CLEANING
UNDER PRESSURE 3rd Gen Hemi MDS plugs can be tricky to remove. Even more so to get them out without breaking them! Here’s a simple trick. Spray some penetrating oil around all the plugs, then apply compressed air with a rubber tipped air blower to the MDS drain...
by Donnie Hurt | Dec 1, 2022 | CYLINDER HEADS
JUST IN CASE YOU MISS Everyone misses occasionally, and this helps avoid dents and damage. When I need to adjust the guides to the correct depth after getting close with the air hammer it’s good to protect the head. Everyone misses sooner or later, and this...
by Donnie Hurt | Dec 1, 2022 | CRANKSHAFTS & CONNECTING RODS
APPLY PRESSURE HERE I found myself without a welder to use to remove a check ball staked into the end of an oil passage of a crankshaft. So, I applied a different technique to remove it to clean the crank. I clamped some piece of steel together to form some “Caps”. I...
by Donnie Hurt | Dec 1, 2022 | CRANKSHAFTS & CONNECTING RODS
RECONDITIONING DIESEL CONNECTING RODS The goal when servicing diesel connecting rods is to ensure the full set of rods are straight, on size and of the correct length. They should be machined back to the original OEM specification. Honeable bushings are acceptable if...
